health

Vending machines can be the handiest tool for a quick snack or something to drink, but it’s not always a good choice for children.

Wal-mart is pulling Enfamil infant formula off their store shelves nationwide after a baby in Missouri died this week.  The parents had just purchased the formula from a Wal-Mart in Lebanon, Missouri.

After the holidays its always good to get on a diet, lose a few pound and learn to be healthy for your resolution. How about a great new hairstyle? We help you out there too.

Is obesity contagious? A study back in 2007 seemed to indicate that, saying we get it from our friends. To back that up, researchers highlighted data showing members of social groups were likely to have similar rates of obesity. New research, however, seems to be changing all this by finding that social interactions may have little impact on body weight.

A recall on cookie dough couldn't come at a worse time.  While it's never good to eat raw cookie dough or lots of it, that's always been due to the possibility of salmonella.

New York - Be careful if you received an email with the subject line stating, “Uniform Traffic Ticket.”  The State Police says the email is a hoax and appears to be from the New York State Police or the Los Angeles Department of Motor Vehicles.

While most cases of lung cancer occur in smokers, nearly 20 percent of cases strike those who’ve never touched a cigarette. When it comes down to the facts, 32,000 nonsmoking Americans die from lung cancer every year — so many that experts say it’s time to stop calling it “the smoker’s disease.”

The American Academy of Pediatrics says juice in general can be part of a good, healthy diet.  However, fruit juice offers no nutritional benefit for babies under the age of six months.  Fruit juice also has no benefits over whole fruit for older children.  Not only that, apple juice contains trace amounts of arsenic.

There’s a place in the Capital Region that has been set up to help with some very extraordinary people called Wildwood.

You probably don't think about it. Howie Mandell would though.  (He's a well known germiphobic).  I'm not, but maybe you are, so I thought I'd let you know where they're located in your local mall(not the germiphobes-the germs)

I'm sure you've seen or heard every conceivable weight loss program advertised.  And I'm sure they all work if you stick to them, but people "stray" pretty easily.  But what if there were a little wagering involved?  Interesting concept, huh?

I remember when I was younger, I would go shopping with my Mom at Stuyvesant Plaza and we would always stop at TCBY Frozen Yogurt.  It short of became a ritual for outings/shopping with Mom and is one of the fondest childhood memories I have of spending time with her.